LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dixie Hwy. has reopened between Stonestreet Road and Elzie Road.

The road was closed Tuesday afternoon while the LMPD Bomb Squad was investigating a suspicious package at the BB&T bank near a Target store in the 9000 block of Dixie Hwy. 

The investigation began just before noon when a suspicious package was reported to be leaning against the wall of the BB&T bank building. 

According to LMPD public information office Alicia Smiley, the device was disabled by a bomb squad robot and the all clear was given about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. 

Police say they still do not know what the device is and "if it was some type of explosive."

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